Quality Assurance Lab Tech

We're seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Quality Assurance team!

Assists the Quality Assurance Lab Manager, Quality Assurance Director, and Sanitation Manager in the pursuit and support of food safety and compliance. The following is a listing of duties performed by the Quality Assurance Lab Technician. Responsibilities will further expand as assigned by the Quality Assurance Lab Manager or Quality Assurance Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Individual:

• Embrace a team mindset, not only within the department but company wide. The objective is that all employees have a strong work ethic and working relationship with one another.
• Demonstrate an ability to understand, support, promote, and enhance the PetIQ vision, strategy, and culture.
• Efforts to develop good judgment and improve knowledge in the areas of internal environmental impact and monitoring, food safety, cGMP’s, and strategies for department improvement.
• Establish an effective working rapport with all employees of the company with the objective of creating an environment of collaboration, safety, care, teamwork, and accountability.
• Maintain an organized and clean work area.

Departmental:

• Attends QA/QC training classes and aside from training as required.
• Is thoroughly trained and aware of SOP's.
• Provides timely feedback to R&D upon request.
• Participates in the Corrective Action process where necessary.
• Maintain a positive attitude, know company policies, handbook policies, and be willing to follow them.
• Maintains excellent communication and relationships with other employees to foster team cohesion.
• Work safely by following all safety standards and procedures.
• Document all Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) and another misc testing into the applicable logs.
• Responsible for the verification of lab equipment such as water activity meters, pH meter, temperature measuring devices, and scales.
• Responsible for documenting and reporting findings related to EMP and sampling deviations.
• Follow up on findings from the EMP.
• Participate in the daily display of product samples for management review.
• Participate in the processing of all samples being sent to a third party for testing, e.g. Final Product, WIP, R&D, misc…
• Daily temperature and humidity checks of the warehouse.
• Verifications of the freezer and refrigerated rooms.
• Annual Compressed Air and Water Potability sampling, testing, and reporting.
• Other verification activities as required.
• Be capable of performing some of your manager’s responsibilities through training as assigned.
• Collect, label, and maintain ingredient retention samples for archival purposes.
• Complete test preparation and follow up on associated inbound ingredient inspections.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Company:

• Accurate reporting – timely inputting of information, e.g., Micro’s associated with equipment inspections, Micro’s associated with environmental and space releases, processing samples for third party testing, quality standards, etc., and
• Others to be defined
• Additional duties may be assigned and/or required

Physical requirements:

• Ability to physically stand, bend, squat, and lift up to 50 pounds regularly
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

Personal

Qualifications:

• Must understand cGMP’s and food safety.
• Direct experience in FDA regulated industries in Food – Human/Non-human(pet), Dietary supplements, or Pharma.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work under pressure and pay attention…